Red Dead Redemption
- Developer
- Rockstar Games
- Publisher
- Rockstar Games
- Released
- 17 August 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £39.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , adventure
A port for several platforms. It lacks the multiplayer modes present in the original release.
Best gaming PC for Red Dead Redemption in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Red Dead Redemption today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Rockstar Games on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-Bit | Windows 10 64-Bit |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-4670 / AMD FX-9590 | Intel® Core™ i5-8500 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R7 360 | NVIDIA RTX 2070 / AMD RX 5700 XT |
| Storage | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Red Dead Redemption?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i5-8500 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA RTX 2070 / AMD RX 5700 XT, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.